| ![Show Contents]() Fergie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Scotland Ireland The Fergie family history stretches back to the clans of the Dalriadan kingdom on the sea-swept Hebrides islands and mountainous western coast of Scotland. The name Fergie is derived from the Scottish surname MacFergus, which means "son of Fergus", which is in turn derived from the Gaelic personal name "Fearghus," composed of the elements "fear," meaning "man," and "gus," meaning "vigor" or "force." This Gaelic name was found early in both Ireland and Scotland. The name is a cognate of with the Cymric "Gwr-gwst," Old Bret. "Urorgost" and the Pictish word "Forcus." This last Pictish form of the name is found on a monument at St. Vigeans in Angus as "Fercos." Fergus I (fl. 330 B.C.?), "son of Ferchard, was the first king of Scotland, according to the fictitious chronology of Boece and Buchanan, is said to have come to Scotland from Ireland about 330 B.C. to assist the Scots already settled in Scotland against the joint attack of the Picts and Britons. After succeeding in this he is further said to have gone back to Ireland to quell disturbances which had arisen in his absence, and to have been drowned in the passage off the rock or port which got the name of Carrick Fergus from him. " 1 Early Origins of the Fergie familyThe surname Fergie was first found in Galloway (Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh), an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown (West Galloway) and Kirkcudbright (East Galloway), Ireland where St. Fergus (Fergustian) (circa 730 AD) was an Irish bishop, who went to Scotland as a missionary. He settled near Strageath and founded three churches in Strogeth and two in Caithness. It is possible that he was the Fergustus Pictus who went to Rome in 721 AD. According to Irish lore, a family of this name descend from Fergus, Prince of Galloway (d. 1161), who is said to have married a daughter of Henry I of England. Constantine Mac Fergus (d. 820), was King of the Picts, he "acquired the monarchy by the defeat of Conall Mac Taidg (Teige), who was assassinated in 807 by another Conall, son of Aidan, a Dalriad king in Kintyre. " 1 Early History of the Fergie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fergie research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1466, 1499, 1582 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Fergie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fergie Spelling VariationsMedieval translation of Gaelic names could not be referred to as an accurate process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and names in documents from that era are riddled with spelling variations. Fergie has been written as Fergus, Fergie, Forgie, Forgus, Ferris, Farris and many more. Early Notables of the Fergie familyMore information is included under the topic Early Fergie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Fergie family to Ireland
Some of the Fergie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 70 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Fergie migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Fergie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Samuel Fergie, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Glendevon" in 1864
- Samuel Fergie, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Talbot" in 1864
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fergie (post 1700) | + |
- Fergie Olver, Canadian gameshow host and sports broadcaster from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
| Historic Events for the Fergie family | + |
- Mr. John Fergie, British Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 2
|
Fergie migration to New Zealand 
